Kahutara

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In Māori tradition, Kahutara was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/canoe-traditions/page-7|title=7. – Canoe traditions – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}